Tacoma Narrows Airport (IATA: TIW, ICAO: KTIW, FAA LID: TIW) is a county-owned, public-use airport located 5 mi (8.0 km) west of the central business district of Tacoma, a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States.[1] It is situated south of Gig Harbor, Washington, one mile southwest of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. The airport was owned by the city of Tacoma until 2008, when it was purchased by Pierce County.[2]

Tacoma Narrows Airport
IATA: TIW ICAO: KTIW FAA LID: TIW
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Pierce County Public Works & Utilities
Serves	Tacoma, Washington
Location	Gig Harbor, Washington
Elevation AMSL	295 ft / 90 m
Coordinates	47°16′05″N 122°34′41″W
Website
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 17/35 5,002 1,525 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2016) 53,276 Based aircraft (2019) 64
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2019–2023, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility.[3] There is no commercial airline at this airport, the closest airport with commercial airline service is Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, about 18 miles (29 km) to the northeast.

Facilities and aircraft

Tacoma Narrows Airport covers an area of 644 acres (261 ha) at an elevation of 295 feet (90 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,002 by 100 feet (1,525 x 46 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2016, the airport had 53,276 aircraft operations, an average of 146 per day: 97% general aviation, 2% air taxi, and 1% military. In August 2019, there were 64 aircraft based at this airport: 60 single-engine and 4 multi-engine.[1]

Cargo airlines

Commercial airlines

This section needs to be updated. (January 2022)

Tacoma Narrows Airport is not served by any scheduled commercial carriers. Currently^[when?] PerryCook Flight Services provides non-scheduled commercial air taxi charter service from TIW.

During the 1960s it was served by West Coast Airlines.[4] During the late 1960s and early 1970s, it was served by Hughes Airwest.[5] An excerpt from the July 1, 1972, timetable shows nonstop routes to Seattle and Olympia—the latter continuing on to Hoquiam/Aberdeen, Astoria, and Portland.[6]

General aviation

• FBOs:
  • Narrows Aviation Air Center
  • Pavco Flight Center
• Aircraft charter:
  • Clay Lacy Aviation[7]
  • PerryCook Flight Services

References

External links

• Tacoma Narrows Airport at Pierce County website
• Tacoma Narrows Airport at Washington State DOT website
• Aerial image as of June 1990 from USGS The National Map
• FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective September 8, 2022
• FAA Terminal Procedures for TIW, effective September 8, 2022
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for TIW
  • AirNav airport information for KTIW
  • ASN accident history for TIW
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures